Be but a joke
只是笑话
🧩 词语组成解析
be
[bi]
v. 是;有，存在;做，成为;发生;
aux. 用来表示某人或某物即主语本身，用来表示某人或某物属于某一群体或有某种性质;
but
[bʌt]
conj. 但是;而是;除了;只因为;
prep. 除…以外;
adv. 只;不过;只是;另一方面;
n. 借口;推辞;但是;反对;
pron. [关系代词，意义相当于 who…not, which…not];
vt. 对…说“但是”;
joke
[dʒok]
n. 笑话，玩笑;笑柄，笑料;
vt.& vi. 开玩笑;戏弄;闹着玩;说着玩;
🗣️ 情景例句
Don't expect too much of me.
不要对我期望太大。
What is worth doing at all is worth doing well.
事既值得做，就把事做好。
He was still smiling when the door opened and his wife came in.
他正笑着的时候门开了，他的妻子走了进来。